tent peg in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tent peg in the English»French Dictionary

tent peg N

tent peg

piquet m de tente

Translations for tent peg in the French»English Dictionary

piquet de tente

tent peg

sardine inf

tent peg

Translations for tent peg in the English»French Dictionary

tent [Brit tɛnt, Am tɛnt] N

tent

tente f

a four-man tent

une tente quatre places

I.peg [Brit pɛɡ, Am pɛɡ] N

1. peg (to hang garment):

peg

patère f

2. peg Brit:

peg, a. clothes peg

pince f à linge

3. peg:

peg (to mark place in ground, game)

piquet m

peg (for surveying)

piquet m d'arpentage

4. peg (in carpentry):

peg

cheville f

5. peg (for tuning):

peg

cheville f

6. peg ECON:

peg

indice m

7. peg (barrel stop):

peg

fausset m

8. peg (piton):

peg

piton m

9. peg Brit (small drink):

peg

goutte f inf

peg

doigt m

II.peg <pres part pegging; pret, pp pegged> [Brit pɛɡ, Am pɛɡ] VB trans

1. peg (fasten cloth):

to peg sth on or onto a line washing

accrocher qc sur une corde avec des pinces

to peg sth down or in place fabric, tent

fixer qc avec des piquets

2. peg (fasten wood):

peg

cheviller (to à, together ensemble)

3. peg ECON:

peg price, currency, rate

indexer (to sur)

to peg sth at 10%/at present levels

indexer qc à 10%/au niveau actuel

to peg sth for 12 months

indexer qc pour une durée de 12 mois

4. peg Am (characterize):

peg person

cataloguer (as comme)

III.pegged ADJ

pegged price, rate, tax:

pegged

indexé

IV.peg [Brit pɛɡ, Am pɛɡ]

to be a square peg (in a round hole)

ne pas être dans son élément

to be taken or brought down a peg (or two) inf

être rabaissé d'un cran (ou deux)

to take or bring sb down a peg (or two) inf

remettre qn à sa place

to use sth as a peg (to hang a discussion/a theory on)

se servir de qc comme prétexte (pour entamer la discussion/exposer une théorie)

tent peg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tent peg in the English»French Dictionary

tent peg N

tent peg

piquet m de tente

Translations for tent peg in the English»French Dictionary

tent [tent] N

tent

tente f

I.peg [peg] N

peg (small hook):

peg

piquet m

peg for clothes

pince f à linge

peg of a violin, guitar

cheville f

Phrases:

to buy off the peg

acheter du prêt-à-porter

to take sb down a peg or two

remettre qn à sa place

to use sth as a peg to hang sth on

prendre qc comme prétexte à qc

II.peg <-gg-> [peg] VB trans

1. peg (fix):

peg

fixer (avec des piquets)

2. peg (hold at certain level):

peg

maintenir

3. peg (guess correctly):

peg

deviner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Then she pounded a tent peg through his head.

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Tent pegs are preferably pushed into the ground by hand.

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This minimises the rope's ability to apply leverage to the tent peg, which can loosen or pull the tent peg from the ground.

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Smaller wire tent pegs are also available, especially where weight is critical.

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This type of tent peg relies on the broadness of the section to not turn under tension.

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Carbon fibre metal tipped tent pegs are also manufactured.

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Anyway, back to tent pegs and the courtroom sparring.

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With no technical equipment to use as anchors he was forced to entrust his weight to tent pegs or, on one occasion, a plastic bottle.

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A pot can be supported above this with a circle of chicken wire or metal tent pegs.

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She gives him milk to make him sleep, then famously hammers a tent peg into his head.

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